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So that little thing was the Tyne Bridge? The Georgian version opened 240 years ago
In April 1781, the Georgian Tyne Bridge opened on the site of the future Swing Bridge, and the former medieval and Roman Tyne Bridges
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The Georgian Tyne Bridge, linking Newcastle and Gateshead, opened this week 240 years ago.